The story takes place in Kansas, just after the Civil War. Wild Bill Hickok is summoned from Dodge City to Abilene, there to neutralize a crooked political machine. Hickok is aided every step of the way by Tex Rawlings, a seemingly harmless drifter who is appointed sheriff after proving his prowess with his six-guns.
Bill Elliott
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
Tex Ritter
as Tex Rawlings
Judith Linden
as Janice Blair
Dub Taylor
as Cannonball Taylor
Guy Usher
as Morgan King
Rick Anderson
as Judge Lynch
Kenneth Harlan
as Banker Carruthers
Pierce Lyden
as Henchman Reynolds
Francis Walker
as Henchman Carney
Harrison Greene
as Stephen Kimball
Jack Rockwell
as Martin